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May 2017
Vol. 2017, Issue 9
Member of CGCI
A Publication of Modesto Garden Club, Inc.
Valley Lode District – Pacific Region
Annual Summer Luncheon - 2017 By Linda Pedego and Joyce Smith
Another spectacular event coming up in June that you don’t want to miss!
Luncheon Ticket Information
Tickets to the Summer Luncheon to be held on June 8 at Del Rio Country Club went on sale at the April 13th general
meeting. Ticket cost for the luncheon is $35.
Remember… tickets to these outstanding events go fast so buy your ticket the as soon as you can. Cash, checks and
credit card payments are accepted.
Tickets will be sold on a FIRST COME-FIRST SERVED basis. After all seats have been sold, a waiting list will be started. Please call Linda Pedego for more information about ticket purchase(s) or to be added to the waiting list.
May’s Creative Talent Show Taps
Viewing Ticket Information
Member Knowledge
Table viewing only will be held on Wednesday, June 7, from 1 p.m. to 7
This month’s speakers are
p.m. and table viewing also on Thursday, June 8, from 10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
members of the Modesto Garden
Viewing tickets are $10 and are available at the May General meeting or at the
Club!
door the day of event.
We call it a Creative Talent
Spring Garden Tour
By Gerry Yockey
Show. Because Modesto Garden Club has so much gardening knowledge and talent in its
I had a good reason to be so excited about Spring Garden Tour 2017.
ranks, members will share their
It turned out great!
expertise in various subjects.
I have so many people to thank for its success. I will start with the home
Come prepared to learn
owners. Each of the homes were eclectic and so interesting. You could tell just
what the person sitting next to
how much work they put into their places. Then there were the docents. I can’t
you can teach you!
tell you how much I needed docents
and every time the Garden Club has come through with volunteers. Thank you.
Deanna Clark selling the tickets at the office. She is always there to help
me. Thank you. I really have to give a special thank you to Norene Dexter. She
spent hours putting info into the computer for the Spring Garden Club committee.
Thank you for going beyond what you normally do at the office. I want to
mention Louise Nelson because for the past five years she has helped us get the
quilt for the Spring Garden Tour Raffitunity.
I save the last for my committee. The last five years as chairman has been
fun and exciting. I have to thank everyone on my committee. They have done such
a great job!! Judy Crisp/ticket sales, Patté Williams/Docent Coordinator, Maree
Hawkins/Publicity Consultant, Mary Lou Rice/Poster/signs, Judy Spencer/Tour
Booklets, Dan Yockey/Refreshments, Pat Williams and Sharon Searls/Raffatunity.
I must thank Dan for supporting me throughout these last five years. It has
been a blast!